COAST TO CAPITAL LEP - Key Persons


Gail Winnie

Job Titles:
  • Business Account Manager
With 15+ years of working in Accountancy (AAT Qualified), 12+ years running SMEs and 15 years of giving Business and Support Advice on a financial level to SMEs; Gail has been with Coast to Capital just under a year and supports businesses in all aspects of business in her role as Business Account Manager. Gail has experience of supporting businesses in multiple sectors in an accountancy role as well as running businesses herself from the age of 18. She has run businesses in different sectors from working solely to managing 13+ members of staff.

Marsha Robert

Job Titles:
  • Head of Growth Hub and Economic Intelligence

Matthew Heath

Job Titles:
  • Senior Business Account Manager
Matthew has extensive experience in searching for, bidding for, winning, allocating, and distributing funding - including setting-up, running, and delivering successful multi-million-pound grant schemes - and have an excellent working knowledge of the mechanisms, processes, and rules of government-funded schemes - having worked for several years contract managing European funding schemes for a Civil Service Department.

Taygan Paxton

Job Titles:
  • Business Support & Marketing Officer
Taygan is a driven professional with years of diverse business experience. As a Business Support & Marketing Officer, Taygan serves as a key point of contact delivering the 'triage service' to businesses approaching the Growth Hub, assessing their requirements and directing them to appropriate follow-on support. Additionally, Taygan leads on all Growth Hub communications, including website management and social media platforms.